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Statistics

•19 million mobile subscribers compared to only 20,000 at the end of 2002: Source : ATRA

•There are an estimated 3 million internet users as of mid-2013, accommodated by 51 licensed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country (including the four GSM operators and the 2 fixed line carriers Afghan-Telecom and Wasel).

•4810 km national fibre-optic backbone project connecting more than 23 provincial Just over 3,000 km of the total 3300 km of the first phase of this project along the country’s main road system has been completed, as well as more than 60% of the ring connecting to neighbouring Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

•Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) has so far issued three 3G licenses to Etisalat, MTN and Roshan as well as Wi-Max licenses to 2 local ISPs (Neda and IO- Global).